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Berean Standard Bible

“So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.”

James 2:17

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James 2:14-26 is the letter's best known passage on faith and works. James imagines someone who sees a fellow believer without food or clothing and offers only kind words, sending them away with nothing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.

World English Bible (WEB)

Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

King James Version (KJV)

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Even so faith without works is dead.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así también la fe, si no tuviere obras, es muerta en sí misma.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así pasa también con la fe: por sí sola, sin acciones, está muerta.

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